Summits

CIO Summit

When

Mon, Oct 7
9:00 am - 5:30 pm PST

Pre-registered & Approved have priority

Physical
Location

Boingo Innovation Center

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Session Description

The digital transformation of the world is well underway. Today’s emerging technologies will be tomorrow’s table stakes, and organizations that become early adopters will be set up for future success. Navigating the array of emerging technologies into a coherent roadmap that meets today’s enterprise needs with an eye towards the horizon is the difficult challenge of every CIO office.

 

The CIO Summit at MWC Las Vegas is designed to aid the CIO office in this challenge. This program, more than 5G and more than mobility, is designed to equip enterprise CIOs to fully engage in the new way of doing business: always on, data rich and intelligent. 

 

9:00am to 10:00am - Morning Reception

 
10:00am to 10:10am - Welcome and Opening Remarks, GSMA 
 
Alex Sinclair, CTO, GSMA
 
10:10am to 10:30am - How 5G is Disrupting Corporate Networking

Abstract: For 40+ years, corporate networks have become faster, more resilient, and less expensive.  However, the fundamental model of a wide area network (like MPLS or other private networks) complimented by local area networks (like Ethernet or Wifi) hasn’t changed.  This fundamental WAN/LAN architecture that a generation of IT and networking professionals have known is about to be disrupted by 5G.  Find out how the 5G “flat network” is poised to elevate the experience of end-users, simplify deployment for network managers, and improve security for CISOs.

 

Michael Fitz, VP of National Sales, T-Mobile

 
10:30am to 11:00am - Unlikely Allies: How Collaboration is Revolutionizing Enterprise Transformation
As enterprises CIOs navigate the complexities of digital transformation, it's becoming clear that the future of innovation lies not within industry silos, but at the intersection of cross-industry collaboration. This session will explore the power of unlikely alliances in driving enterprise transformation, and how industries coming together can create groundbreaking innovations that transform entire ecosystems. Takeaways from the session:
 
• Understand the benefits and challenges of cross-industry collaboration? 
• Learn how to identify and leverage opportunities for collaboration in their own industries? 
• Gain insights into the latest innovations and trends in enterprise transformation? 
• Develop strategies for driving business growth and innovation through cross-industry partnerships.
 
Priya Kurien, Client Strategy & Innovation Leader, Global Industries, IBM
 
11:00am to 11:30am - Network Infrastructure: What Enterprise CIOs Can Learn from Modern Hospitality Properties
 
Just as hotels and resorts leverage data analytics to anticipate guest needs, CIOs can harness big data to foresee organizational requirements and streamline operations. The seamless integration of technology into the guest experience, such as mobile check-ins and smart room controls, underscores the importance of intuitive interfaces and agile infrastructure in driving efficiency and user adoption within enterprise environments. This session draws multiple parallels between the hospitality industry and enterprise IT environment for CIOs to elevate service delivery, foster innovation, and cultivate a culture of excellence within their organizations.
 
Mike Finley, CEO, Boingo
Ed Finger, Chief Financial Officer, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
 

11:30am to 12:15pm - Fostering a Culture of Innovation to Drive Digital Transformation

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face increasing pressure to modernize their IT infrastructure to stay competitive, agile, and secure. This session provides interesting insights for accelerating IT modernization, including adopting cloud technologies, implementing agile development practices, and leveraging automation and artificial intelligence to streamline processes. It also explores the importance of fostering a culture of innovation to drive digital transformation. By employing these strategies, businesses can develop an infrastructure-first roadmap to greater gains in data, applications, efficiency and experience.

 

Scott Waller, Chief Technology Officer, Khasm Labs
Harpreet Geekee, CTO and Co-Founder, Shabodi
Moe Beydoun, Director, Enterprise Connectivity Sales, T-Mobile for Business 
 

12:15pm to 1:30pm - Hosted Luncheon

 

1:30pm to 2:15pm - Getting Your Enterprise Infrastructure Right for a New Era in Data

The role of CIO is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting from traditional IT management to becoming strategic architects of digital innovation and business growth. Today, the CIO is faced with understanding the cutting-edge digital solutions that solve complex challenges and capitalize on new opportunities, including generative AI. While it’s true that a well-connected, AI- infused and purpose driven converged network is a real game changer for any enterprise, so to is ensuring a cost-effective approach for delivering the resources necessary for AI. In this panel, we bring together a unique cross-section of executives to discuss how they managed a digital infrastructure plan and how this plan delivered new value to the CIO office, in terms of automation, productivity, transparency, security and more.

 

Panelists:

Anoop Kulkarni, Senior Director, Private 5G Business Development, LG Electronics

Anne Milkovich, CIO, Nevada System of Higher Education

David Simpson, Rear Admiral (ret.), USN, Professor Leadership and Cybersecurity Programs, Virginia Tech

Moderator:

Ashish Jain, Chief Editor and Founder, PrivateLTEand5G.com

 

2:15pm to 2:45pm - Trusting Suppliers: A Critical Element in Today’s Enterprise Transformation

A network with trusted and secure suppliers is a network environment wherein systems, users, and devices are all classified as trustworthy and thus have higher access and resource privilege. In such a network, many operators assume trust for all devices and users, with complete access to all the resources within the network system. It has limited security barriers and access controls, which will lower the overall security of the network system. Given the ever-growing need for cybersecurity safeguards, developing a framework for a trusted partner/supplier program is critical for the 21st century, networked and digital enterprise IT team.

 

Andrew Thiessen, Head of 5G, MITRE

 

2:45pm to 3:15pm - Vision Grounded in Reality: What the City of Las Vegas Has Learned Along the Road to a Smarter City 

The city of Las Vegas has achieved remarkable feats through the strategic implementation of technology across various sectors. Leveraging advanced data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and artificial intelligence (AI), Las Vegas has transformed urban infrastructure to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and safety of its citizens and visitors. Innovative initiatives like the deployment of intelligent streetlights not only conserve energy but also contribute to public safety by incorporating features like acoustic detection, sensors and computer vision systems. Through multiple endeavors, Las Vegas has seen how technology can drive economic growth, enhance quality of life, and position cities for the challenges of the future.

 

Michael Sherwood, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Las Vegas

 

3:15pm to 3:45pm - Networking Break

 

3:45pm to 4:30pm - Panel: What You can Learn from the US Dept. of Defense and Human Machine Interaction

Whether in industrial settings where robots work alongside human workers, or in healthcare where advanced medical devices enhance diagnosis and treatment, Human Machine Interaction (HMI) holds the promise of revolutionizing countless domains, amplifying human potential, and shaping a future where humans and machines tackle complex challenges and unlock new frontiers of possibility. This session explores how HMI facilitates intuitive interaction between humans and machines, enabling unprecedented levels of collaboration, productivity, and innovation.

 

Jennifer ConnellCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Dept. of Homeland Security

 

4:30pm to 5:30pm - Closing Remarks and Networking Reception

 

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